David Arquette is set to reprise his role as Sheriff Dewey Riley in Spyglass Media Group's feature relaunch of Scream. The actor played the role in all four pics of the 24-year old franchise.

Arquette said, `I am thrilled to be playing Dewey again and to reunite with my Scream family, old and new. Scream has been such a big part of my life, and for both the fans and myself, I look forward to honoring Wes Craven's legacy.`

Spyglass says that talks are underway to bring back more legacy cast members to the fifth Scream installment. Feature production will begin later this year in Wilmington, North Carolina when safety protocols are in place.

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Plot details are under wraps but the film will be an original story co-written by James Vanderbilt (Murder Mystery, Zodiac, The Amazing Spider-Man) and Guy Busick (Ready or Not, Castle Rock) with Project X Entertainment's Vanderbilt, Paul Neinstein and William Sherak producing for Spyglass. Scream franchise architect Kevin Williamson will serve as EP. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett of the filmmaking group Radio Silence (Ready or Not, V/H/S) will direct and the third member of the Radio Silence trio, Chad Villella, will executive and produce alongside Williamson.